'The Vampire Diaries' Season 5

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"The Vampire Diaries" Season 5 is about to get a whole lot darker and edgier than we've ever seen from The CW hit series ... and that's saying something, considering the amount of deaths we've had to endure and tearful goodbyes we've been forced to say so far. Click through the gallery to see first look photos of Season 5. -- Sydney Bucksbaum, Zap2it

"The Vampire Diaries" Season 5 is about to get a whole lot darker and edgier than we've ever seen from The CW hit series ... and that's saying something, considering the amount of deaths we've had to endure and tearful goodbyes we've been forced to say so far. Click through the gallery to see first look photos of Season 5. -- Sydney Bucksbaum, Zap2it (The CW)

"The Vampire Diaries" Season 5 is about to get a whole lot darker and edgier than we've ever seen from The CW hit series ... and that's saying something, considering the amount of deaths we've had to endure and tearful goodbyes we've been forced to say so far. Click through the gallery to see first look photos of Season 5. -- Sydney Bucksbaum, Zap2it